BMW I3 Junior Rally Experience

Junior BMW i3 ‘Dirt’ Experience 

  • Ages 8 -17 no driving experience necessary.
  • 30 minute introductory briefing: covering racing lines, throttle/braking technique and track day safety etiquette for junior drivers. 
  • 4 x sighting laps including 1 high speed passenger lap in a BMW i3 rally car on our dirt stage by a professional driver.
  • 8 laps driving around our dirt rally stage in a RWD BMW i3 with a co-driver navigating your route with speeds upto 40mph.
  •  Expert tuition on how to power slide out of corners and the iconic ‘Scandinavian Flick’ and the use of the handbrake to pitch the rally car into the corner.

 

Junior BMW i3 ‘Dirt Comp’ Experience 

  • Ages 8 -17 no driving experience necessary.
  • 30 minute introductory briefing: covering racing lines, throttle/braking technique and track day safety etiquette for junior drivers.
  • 4 x sighting laps including 1 high speed passenger lap in a BMW i3 rally car on our dirt stage by a professional driver.
  • 16 laps driving around our dirt rally stage in a  RWD BMW i3 with a co-driver navigating your route with speeds upto 40mph.
  • The last 2 laps will be a timed competition, launched from a standing start to see if you can beat the leaderboard!
  •  Expert tuition on how to power slide out of corners and the iconic ‘Scandinavian Flick’ and the use of the handbrake to pitch the rally car into the corner.

Junior BMW i3 Rally X ‘Tarmac’ Experience

  • Ages 8 -17 no driving experience necessary.
  • 30 minute introductory briefing: covering racing lines, throttle/braking technique and track day safety etiquette for junior drivers.
  • 4 x sighting laps including 1 high speed passenger lap in a BMW i3 rally car on our tarmac stage.
  • 8 laps around our rally x tarmac stage incorporating tarmac circuit driving with a mixed surface section with a co-driver navigating your route with speeds upto 40mph.
  • Expert tuition on circuit driving – the racing line, trail braking and weight transfer.
  •  Expert tuition on Gymkhana precision driving, like you would see from Ken Block’s video’s – how to pull the handbrake on a loose mixed concrete surface at high speed – gear 3 pitching the car sideways decelerating for a technical gear 1 corner around a barrel.
  • Practice launching the car at the rally ‘Stop / Start’ sign with a co-driver navigating your route.

Junior BMW i3 Rally X ‘Tarmac Comp’ Experience

  • Ages 8 -17 no driving experience necessary.
  • 30 minute introductory briefing: covering racing lines, throttle/braking technique and track day safety etiquette for junior drivers.
  • 4 x sighting laps including 1 high speed passenger lap in a BMW i3 rally car on our tarmac stage.
  • 16 laps around our rally x tarmac stage incorporating tarmac circuit driving with a mixed surface section with a co-driver navigating your route with speeds upto 40mph.
  • Expert tuition on circuit driving – the racing line, trail braking and weight transfer.
  • Practice launching the car at the rally ‘Stop / Start’ sign.
  •  Expert tuition on Gymkhana precision driving, like you would see from Ken Block’s video’s – how to pull the handbrake on a loose mixed concrete surface at high speed – gear 3 pitching the car sideways decelerating for a technical gear 1 corner around a barrel.
  • The last 2 laps will be a timed competition, launched from a standing start to see if you can beat the leaderboard!
So What Is The BMW I3 Rally Experience?

The Junior Rally ‘Dirt’ Experience is specially developed for young drivers to explore driving for the first time in the most outrageously fun way possible. You’ll be strapped up next to a professional co-driver to ensure a fun and safe drive while we navigate you around the dirt rally stage.

BMW is famous for it’s motorsport division and developing legendary M cars.The iconic rear-wheel-drive BMW M3 E30 famously thrilled rally fans with its high-revving engine and sideways tarmac style against four-wheel-drive rivals. Here is no different with our fully EV BMW i3 producing 270Nm of instant torque at 0 revs means it has instant power delivery more akin to a WRC car with anti-lag.That kind of torque allows for a constant, more controlled drift in corners, which is incredibly advantageous in holding oversteer throughout the rally stage and avoiding loosing front end traction. This carbon fibre chassis is also incredidibly lightweight making it surprisingly nimble with it’s 50/50 weight distribution, low centre of gravity and short wheelbase. Being RWD – this car is an absolute hoot to drive on and off track and is so much easier to go fully sideways than the 4WD Subaru Impreza’s we also run in the rally fleet.

Now you’ll be driving our BMW i3 to the limit on our dirt rally stage – the perfect proving ground to experience BMW’s incredidible handling which rewards an aggresive technique – powersliding out of the bends spraying mud in your tracks.

*In the event the Rally Stage has had too much rain water we will convert the experience to BMW i3 ‘Tarmac Rally’ or BMW i3 ‘Lap Challenge’

So What Is The Junior BMW i3 Rally 'Dirt Comp'?

The Junior Rally ‘Dirt Comp’ Experience is specially developed for young drivers to explore driving for the first time in the most outrageously fun way possible, you’ll recieve twice the amount of driving laps to get to grips with the art of rallying. You’ll be strapped up next to a professional co-driver to ensure a fun and safe drive while we navigate you around the dirt rally stage.

The BMW i3 Rally ‘Dirt Comp’ is our most in-depth rally experience, providing the driver more time to learn the handling characteristics of the iconic BMW handling with it’s 50/50 weight distribution and RWD on our dirt rally stage. As you learn differing techniques from your co-driver in order to tackle a range of corners with gradient change, you’ll be pitching the car sideways through chicanes on and off camber and powersliding across long sweeping bends.

The last 2 laps you’ll finish with a timed competition – launch the car from a standing start and see if you can make it onto the leaderboard.

The BMW E30 M3 Rally Car is a legendary rear-wheel-drive machine that famously fought turbo four-wheel-drive rivals on tarmac, achieving peak success through Prodrive with a landmark win at the 1987 Tour de Corse. This aggressive RWD rally car was incredible watch as it drift through corners and here the BMW i3 around our tarmac or dirt stages is no different as you pitch the car sideways keeping your foot pinned on the throttle.

*In the event the Dirt Rally Stage has had too much rain water we will convert the experience to the BMW i3 ‘Tarmac Rally X Comp’ or BMW i3 ‘Lap Challenge’

So What Is The Junior BMW i3 'Rally X Tarmac' Experience?

The Junior ‘Rally X Tarmac’ Experience is specially developed for young drivers to explore driving for the first time in the most outrageously fun way possible. You’ll be strapped up next to a professional co-driver to ensure a fun and safe drive while we navigate you around the tarmac rally stage.

is famous for it’s motorsport division and developing legendary M cars.The iconic rear-wheel-drive BMW M3 E30 famously thrilled rally fans with its high-revving engine and sideways tarmac style against four-wheel-drive rivals. Here is no different with our fully EV BMW i3 producing 270Nm of instant torque at 0 revs means it has instant power delivery more akin to a WRC car with anti-lag.That kind of torque allows for a constant, more controlled drift in corners, which is incredibly advantageous in holding oversteer throughout the rally stage and avoiding loosing front end traction. The carbon fibre chassis is also incredidibly lightweight, making it surprisingly nimble with it’s 50/50 weight distribution, low centre of gravity and short wheelbase. Being RWD – this car is an absolute hoot to drive around the track and challenges you to keep pushing your lap times with an expert rally co-driver navigating you around the course. The RWD nature of this car means it’s more of a handful and much easier to go fully sideways than in the 4WD Subaru Impreza’s we also run in the rally fleet.

So What Is The Junior BMW i3 'Rally X Tarmac Comp' Experience?

The Junior ‘Rally X Tarmac Comp’ Experience is specially developed for young drivers to explore driving for the first time in the most outrageously fun way possible, you’ll recieve twice the amount of driving laps to get to grips with the art of rallying. You’ll be strapped up next to a professional co-driver to ensure a fun and safe drive while we navigate you around the dirt rally stage.

The BMW i3 Rally X ‘Tarmac Comp’ goes a step further into the world of rallying, training you harder for those dramatic and high speed handbrake drift entries, sliding the car with incredible precision around clipping points on the tarmac stage. The Gymkhana time trial will be the highlight of the day as you attempt 2 flying laps against the clock to make it onto the leaderboard!

The last 2 laps you’ll finish with a timed competition – launch the car from a standing start and see if you can make it onto the leaderboard.

The BMW E30 M3 Rally Car is a legendary rear-wheel-drive machine that famously fought turbo four-wheel-drive rivals on tarmac, achieving peak success through Prodrive with a landmark win at the 1987 Tour de Corse. This aggressive RWD rally car was incredible to watch as it drifted through the bends and here the BMW i3 around our tarmac stage is no different as you pitch the car sideways keeping your foot pinned on the throttle with an expert rally co-driver navigating you around the course.

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Session Information

Min height: 4’11”
Max height: 6’2″
Max weight: 18 stone
Physically fit with no serious health conditions
Glasses must be worn if needed
Flat-soled shoes must be worn

Age 8-85

*Specific cars are subject to availability.

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This experience is run on Saturday afternoons and occasional Sundays.
Please note this experience has limited availability which is subject to rapid change.